More You Becomes You
| More You Becomes You | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Plush | ||||
| Released | September 8, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label |
Domino (Europe) Drag City (US) | |||
| Producer | Liam Hayes | |||
| Plush chronology | ||||
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More You Becomes You is the debut studio album by American artist Liam Hayes, at the time known only as Plush, originally released on September 8, 1998[1] on the Drag City label in the United States and on the Domino label in Europe.[2]
More You Becomes You featured mournful pianos, sweeping arrangements, plaintive emotional confessionals, and delicate vocal harmonies. The electric arrangements of his debut single, "Found a Little Baby", were abandoned in favor of simple piano arrangements. The album was mainly centered on Hayes installed at his piano with a tape machine ready to record. It featured a raw simplicity with Hayes giggling mischievously as he missed the high notes of a delicate "(I Didn't Know) I Was Asleep".[3]
In 2012, More You Becomes You was cited as an influence by Destroyer's Dan Bejar.[4]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[5] |
| The Guardian |  [6] |
| NME | (8/10)[3] |
| Robert Christgau | (C+)[7] |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Liam Hayes.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virginia" | 2:07 |
| 2. | "More You Becomes You" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "(I Didn't Know) I was Asleep" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "The Party I" | 0:30 |
| 5. | "The Party II" | 0:30 |
| 6. | "Soaring and Boring" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "(See It in the) Early Morning" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Instrumental" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Save the People" | 2:12 |
| 10. | "The Sailor" | 5:43 |
References
- 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. "More You Becomes You - Plush". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Plush-More-You-Becomes-You/master/178282
- 1 2 "NME Album Reviews - More You Becomes You". NME. 10 August 1998. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan (24 July 2012). "5-10-15-20: Destroyer". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Brunner, Rob (2 October 1998). "More You Becomes You Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Cox, Tom (11 September 1998). "More, please". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: plush". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
